Team Lead Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 6 months of relevant lead or manufacturing experience
• Ability to work un-supervised
• Computer knowledge; Outlook, Excel, SAP
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Deals proactively with work-related problems
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to recognize and deal with priorities on the plant floor.
• Must have ability to understand production quotas and labor efficiency.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with different levels of management and employee groups.
• Must demonstrate leadership, problem solving, and employee motivational skills.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or GED
• experience in the food industry

Responsibilities

• Manage start-up to ensure proper materials are available throughout the shift.
• Perform necessary checks at start of shift and at each new product; document on paperwork, code date, correct label, etc.
• Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals.
• Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible.
• Works closely with Supervisor to plan and schedule work for team.
• Reports hourly on production line performance to supervisor (ie. Safety, quality, team moral, mechanical issues).
• Update foreman/supervisor on a regular basis about progress on the daily production schedule.
• Monitor workflow and adjust personnel and resources to maximize production efficiencies.
• Recognizes and performs duties which need to be performed, although not directly assigned.
• Completes reports and reviews for management. Handles and deals with customer, carrier, and employee issues.
• Complete all daily production paperwork completely and monitor others for for accuracy.
• Perform inventories and reporting in a timely manner.
• Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition, and FIFO rotation.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area.
• Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to the foreman/supervisor.
• Report all safety incidents in Salesforce Program.
• Training new team members safe work best practices.
• Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
• Monitor work environment for general food safety hazards and ensure all workers are following company safety policies.
• Keep foreman/supervisor informed daily of problems incurred during the shift.
• Hold department huddles daily.
• Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
• Maintains great communication with all departments.
• Follow good manufacturing practices and HACCP training, along with company SOP’s, and SSOP’s.
• Assists in training all new personnel hired into the department.
• Address employee concerns and coach employees on proper behaviors and performance.
• Contribute to the employee performance appraisal process by providing behavior and performance feedback to the foreman/supervisor.
• Directly supervises the performance and efficiency of all Team Members, relaying necessary personnel information to the Department Supervisor.
• Ensure team members are properly attired and ready to start production promptly at start time, and after authorized breaks.

Benefits

• Shift Differential